stylistic 92

Question 1

aliis, mihi

Answer 1

clever juxtaposition between the others as a colllective body and me as an individual draws attention to his doubts, in contrary to the majority’s

Question 2

gubernante naufragia

Answer 2

nautical terms - the state is like a ship!

first said by Theognis then Horace repeated this

Question 3

solum singulis

Answer 3

sibilance creates a hissing noise and demonstrates his discontempt and dissatisfaction for the way in which the republic so openly distributed citizenship

Question 4

venibant

Answer 4

veneo, venire, venii - be sold

should either be ‘venebant’ or ‘veniebant’. Was this a mistake?

Question 5

civitas

Answer 5

Roman citizenship was valued because it was the only way of guaranteeing that you could not be convicted without a trial. Could also vote in Roman assemblies, hold property, run for office, etc.

Question 6

provinciis

Answer 6

provinciis totis - exxageration
devalues the importance of roman citizenship by handing it out to so many people, ‘totis’ emphasising the extent of this carelessness.

Question 7

stante

Answer 7

emphatic
present participle illustrates the continuity of not only the state of the republic but also his disgruntlement at the republic itself. both are ongoing and progressive

Question 8

possunt, provincias universas, patres conscripti, perdidistis

Answer 8

alliteration of a p creates a plosive sound to further demonstrate his frustration at the republic, whilst the r and s contribute to the repeated sounds - creating a universal invasive sound as Cicero insults the republic

Question 9

domesticis nundinis

Answer 9

oxymoronic contrast between something as private that it’s ‘of a household’ and something so public as a ‘market day’ emphasizes that roman power is being reduced from every angle - public, private and all in between